Larisa in modern times

Larissa was the headquarters of Hursid Pasha during the Greek War of Independence.  In 1881, the city, along with the rest of Thessaly, was incorporated into the Kingdom of Greece. 

Larisa in 1880, from a card postal

During the Second World War (1941), the city was badly damaged by the bombing of the Italian aircrafts.

Larissa is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens. Larissa, within its municipality, has 162,591 inhabitants, while the regional unit of Larissa reached a population of 284,325 (in 2011).

Pinios bridge